Nutrition
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Macrophages are the primary targets of bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS). The effects of cocoa extract on production of nitric oxide (NO) by murine J774.1 macrophages activated by LPS and interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) were examined. ⋯ These data suggested that cocoa extract contains a suppressor of NO production in murine macrophages activated by LPS and IFN-gamma. This effect does not appear to be caused merely by neutralization of LPS.
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This paper provides a review of research on partially hydrolyzed guar gum that is relevant to clinical nutrition practice. ⋯ The ease of use of PHGG and its clinical effectiveness make it a good choice in clinical nutrition practice.
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Although the prevalence of obesity is not high in Asian Indians, increased prevalence rates of metabolic perturbations and cardiovascular risk factors have been reported. In this study, we evaluated body mass index (BMI), anthropometric measurements, and body fat profiles of obese and non-obese subjects and correlated those values with cardiovascular risk factors. ⋯ The study showed that Asian Indians have excess cardiovascular risk at BMI and WC values considered "normal." These data suggested that definitions of "normal" ranges of BMI and WC need to be revised for Asian Indians.
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We assessed the bioelectrical impedance vector distribution in a sample of healthy infants in the first year of life, which is not available in literature. ⋯ We obtained an estimate of mean impedance vector in a sample of healthy infants in the first year of life and calculated the bivariate values for an individual vector (95%, 75%, and 50% tolerance ellipses).